For the first time the Royal Navy has also managed to secure a prosecution after the Seychelles government agreed to put them through its judicial system.

Although many of the conservation laws date back to British colonial days, the Seychelles government has strictly protected the natural heritage of the islands for many years.

The Indian Ocean Tracking Station on Mahé, was closed in August 1996 after the Seychelles government attempted to raise the rent to more than $10,000,000 per year.

The Seychelles government in November 2011 offered China rights to establish a naval base to supply its anti-piracy patrols in the Gulf of Aden.

The Seychelles government has called in shark experts from South Africa to hunt down the killer, thought to be a 6ft tiger or bull shark.

The Seychelles government granted permission to bring the suspected pirates to the islands where they will face prosecution.

All four were agents of the Seychelles government.

The "Central Bank of Seychelles Act 2004" provided for the autonomy of the bank within the Seychelles government.

In 2011 the Seychelles government offered to China the possibility of establishing a port in Seychelles to supply ships fighting piracy off the coast of Somalia.

During this period, the Seychelles government received support from Tanzania, which deployed troops to the islands to strengthen the government's hand.